Usk
Usk (Welsh: Brynbuga) is a town in Monmouthshire, South Wales located in the valley of the River Usk (Afon Wysg).
Get in
By car
On the A472 to Pontypool just off the A449 Newport (Monmouthshire) - Raglan (junction with the A40).
By bus
Monmouthshire bus route 60 calls at Raglan on its journey from Newport and Caerleon to Raglan and Monmouth.
See
Do
- 🌍 Usk Show, B4235, Gwernesney, NP15 1EY (2 mi (3.2 km) E of Usk, close to A449 junction.), ☏ +44 1291 690889, secretary@uskshow.co.uk. 9AM-6PM. Held every second Saturday in September, annually since 1844, this is one of the largest one-day agricultural shows in the UK. Hundreds of producers and traders selling beautiful, edible and practical wares, livestock competitions and shows featuring talented horses, dogs, ducks, and humans. Adults £16, under-16s free.
Eat
- 🌍 Number 49, 49 Bridge St, ☏ +44 1291 671151. Cakes, coffee and tea.
Drink
For a small town with a population of just over two thousand people Usk has at least 10 pubs and bars.
Sleep
- Yew Tree Barn Wales, Gwernesney, NP15 1DB, ☏ +44 1291 672951, lindhe@tiscali.co.uk. Self catering 5 star (Visit Wales) holiday accommodation 3 miles (5km) outside Usk. A spacious modern barn conversion, it has panorama windows with beautiful views of its rural setting. Disabled facilities and pet friendly
- 🌍 The Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, ☏ +44 1291 672302.
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